a week to make a peculiar rainbow: green

a week to make a peculiar rainbow: pink

Hazel Knits

Little Wool Co.

Jonas, weeks old in my very pink rebozo.

a week to make a peculiar rainbow: yellow

Craft Hope

These well loved blankies and booties were sent out today to join all the other love, soon to be enroute to orphanages in India.

This is Craft Hope's Project #3, everyone participating may send blankies, beanies, booties, handkerchiefs, and pillowcases (all handmade if possible), so as to spread as much love as can be to the children living in these orphanages. I am hoping that the booties (which I had knitted for Jonas) and blankies (not made by myself, but oh so loved by both of my boys) that I sent out will keep that love in them, so that as the babes are wrapped up they will feel our embraces and our prayers from very far away.The deadline for receiving Project #3 is July 25th. So depending on where you live, you may still be able to send some love their way. Craft Hope's button is on my sidebar, please take a peek.

Boy's Booties from
Natural Knits for Babies and Moms: Beautiful Designs Using Organic Yarns

a week to make a peculiar rainbow: red

Red and yellow and pink and green,
purple and orange and blue.
I can sing a rainbow,
sing a rainbow,

sing a rainbow too.

Listen with your eyes,

listen with your eyes,

and sing everything you see.

I can sing a rainbow,

sing a rainbow,

sing along with me.

Red and yellow and pink and green,

purple and orange and blue.

I can sing a rainbow,

sing a rainbow,

sing a rainbow too.

I love this song. I have been singing it ever since I was in kindergarten. Eoghan likes to sing it now, and Jonas just tries to sing whenever we do. I realize that the song substitutes pink for indigo and purple for violet, but I like that it is peculiar in that way. We have been missing, seeing rainbows around here lately. It is surprising, as we usually have quite a bit more rain, with the sun peeking out every now and again. So I think a week in peculiar rainbows is in order, starting today!

strawberry child by http://www.woodmouse.etsy.com/

sweet tomato face (by my momma, who was once crafty)

Lilliputian

I am dedicating this week to all things small, if you feel inspired to join in, please do.

a Lilliputian sized tea party

These dishes are not actually from Lilliput, but from a city in central Mexico named, Tonalá. These were just given to me by my mom, given to her by my dad, from his visits with family. When we lived in Mexico, I remember visits to this city well. My mom and I each, always picked out some sweet miniture dishes to take home.

THE ELF AND THE DORMOUSE

I am dedicating this week to all things small, if you feel inspired to join in, please do.

THE ELF AND THE DORMOUSE

Under a toadstool crept a wee elf,
Out of the rain, to shelter himself.

Under the toadstool, sound asleep,
Sat a big dormouse all in a heap.

Trembled the wee elf, frightened, and yet
Fearing to fly away lest he get wet.

To the next shelter – maybe a mile!
Sudden the wee elf smiled a wee smile,

Tugged till the toadstool toppled in two,
Holding it over him, gaily he flew.

Soon he was safe at home, dry as could be,
Soon woke the dormouse – “Good gracious me!

Where is my toadstool?” loud he lamented.
And that’s how umbrellas first were invented.

Oliver Herford